Section 23-14-31-52 - Violations; offenses(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), a person that knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.(b) A person that knowingly or intentionally: (1) performs a cremation without receipt of a cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent;(2) signs a cremation authorization form that the individual knows contains false or incorrect information; or(3) violates a cremation procedure under sections 36 through 42 of this chapter; commits a Level 6 felony.
(c) A crematory authority that knowingly represents to an authorizing agent or the agent's designee that a temporary container or urn contains the cremated remains of a specific decedent when the container or urn does not commits a Level 6 felony.(d) A person: (1) who:(A) professes to the public to be a crematory authority; or(B) operates a building or structure in Indiana as a crematory; without being registered under section 22 of this chapter; or
(2) who fails to file an annual report required under section 24 of this chapter; commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 265, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 231-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L. 169-2003, SEC.2.